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What the Bible says about Responsibility to Authority
(From Forerunner Commentary)
"Do not render evil for evil, but overcome evil by good." Peter and Paul agree perfectly about our responsibility to government and authority. "Ignorance," incidentally, is a bit more revealing than it appears. It does not indicate ignorance simply because a person does not know, but an ignorance due to obstinacy or a refusal to know. This refers to someone who has set his mind against the truth of God. It suggests that the truth of God was preached in Rome, and the authorities consciously rejected it. They reacted by persecuting Christians.
John W. Ritenbaugh
Submitting (Part 2)Related Topics: Ignorance | Submission | Submission to Authority | Submitting | Submitting to Authority | Submitting to Government
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